I just opened my mailbox to find a letter addressed to me from ITT Tech. John Hawthorne, VP of Student Services wants me to send a form back to them to get my complimentary copy of their career opportunity guide. Is it too douchey to send it back to them with the "No thanks" box checked and a photocopy of my letter from JR?

driveshaft wrote:I just opened my mailbox to find a letter addressed to me from ITT Tech. John Hawthorne, VP of Student Services wants me to send a form back to them to get my complimentary copy of their career opportunity guide. Is it too douchey to send it back to them with the "No thanks" box checked and a photocopy of my letter from JR?

driveshaft wrote:I just opened my mailbox to find a letter addressed to me from ITT Tech. John Hawthorne, VP of Student Services wants me to send a form back to them to get my complimentary copy of their career opportunity guide. Is it too douchey to send it back to them with the "No thanks" box checked and a photocopy of my letter from JR?

driveshaft wrote:I just opened my mailbox to find a letter addressed to me from ITT Tech. John Hawthorne, VP of Student Services wants me to send a form back to them to get my complimentary copy of their career opportunity guide. Is it too douchey to send it back to them with the "No thanks" box checked and a photocopy of my letter from JR?

driveshaft wrote:I just opened my mailbox to find a letter addressed to me from ITT Tech. John Hawthorne, VP of Student Services wants me to send a form back to them to get my complimentary copy of their career opportunity guide. Is it too douchey to send it back to them with the "No thanks" box checked and a photocopy of my letter from JR?

It depends on where you draw your douchey line. For most people, it would be too douchey, but you're a Harvard man now and should set your personal bar higher!

I've heard that Harvard pays for the third year if you commit to PI. What does committing entail, what jobs qualify, and do they even still have this program? Anyone have links or know off the top of their dome? thanks.

rowlf wrote:I've heard that Harvard pays for the third year if you commit to PI. What does committing entail, what jobs qualify, and do they even still have this program? Anyone have links or know off the top of their dome? thanks.

pretty sure they discontinued this program about a month or two ago

I have a feeling it was discontinued. But I'm not sure if I'm confusing it with the guaranteed grant for work the year after graduation, which was definitely canceled.

driveshaft wrote:I just opened my mailbox to find a letter addressed to me from ITT Tech. John Hawthorne, VP of Student Services wants me to send a form back to them to get my complimentary copy of their career opportunity guide. Is it too douchey to send it back to them with the "No thanks" box checked and a photocopy of my letter from JR?

No man that sounds just douchey enough for you.

Was it not obvious I was kidding (my response, I mean)? Or did you really think the joke was in that bad of taste?

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driveshaft wrote:I just opened my mailbox to find a letter addressed to me from ITT Tech. John Hawthorne, VP of Student Services wants me to send a form back to them to get my complimentary copy of their career opportunity guide. Is it too douchey to send it back to them with the "No thanks" box checked and a photocopy of my letter from JR?

No man that sounds just douchey enough for you.

Was it not obvious I was kidding? Or did you really think the joke was in that bad of taste?

the joke has an undercurrent (well, it's actually pretty overt) of arrogance and elitism. I'm all for jokes in bad taste but not when they make you sound like an arrogant jerk

driveshaft wrote:I just opened my mailbox to find a letter addressed to me from ITT Tech. John Hawthorne, VP of Student Services wants me to send a form back to them to get my complimentary copy of their career opportunity guide. Is it too douchey to send it back to them with the "No thanks" box checked and a photocopy of my letter from JR?

No man that sounds just douchey enough for you.

Was it not obvious I was kidding? Or did you really think the joke was in that bad of taste?

the joke has an undercurrent (well, it's actually pretty overt) of arrogance and elitism. I'm all for jokes in bad taste but not when they make you sound like an arrogant jerk

I can see how that would come across. I just see them as fair game because ITT Tech is a for profit school. Education is awesome, and a bad school is one thing (I don't make fun of Cooley), but for profit? It's hard to respect them as an institution. That's where the joke came from. But like I said, I can see how it made me seem like an arrogant jerk.

driveshaft wrote:I just opened my mailbox to find a letter addressed to me from ITT Tech. John Hawthorne, VP of Student Services wants me to send a form back to them to get my complimentary copy of their career opportunity guide. Is it too douchey to send it back to them with the "No thanks" box checked and a photocopy of my letter from JR?

No man that sounds just douchey enough for you.

Was it not obvious I was kidding (my response, I mean)? Or did you really think the joke was in that bad of taste?

No worries dude, I just saw an opportunity and I took it. Nothing personal.